Alosterna (Alosterna) tabacicolor (De Geer, 1775)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: LEPTURINI

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Body length:	6 - 10 mm
Life cycle:	2 years
Adults in:	April - July
Host plant:	larval development in extremely decayed wood material of deciduous and coniferous trees
Distribution:	Europe, Russia, Caucasus, North Kazakhstan, Transcaucasia, Iran, Near East

The depicted beetles were photographed on flowers (Apiaceae) in Lány (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Lepturini Latreille, 1802
Genus: Alosterna Mulsant, 1863
Subgenus: Alosterna Mulsant, 1863
Species: Alosterna tabacicolor (De Geer, 1775)